The royal lineage of our noble and gentle familiesTogether with their paternal ancestry .. . The Descent of George Raymond, of Dublin, Barrister-at-Law, from the Blood Royal of England. DWARD III., King ofEngland, Earl of Ches-ter, 1320, Duke of Aqui-taine, Count of Ponthieuand Montreuil, 1325 ;crowned at Westminsterin his fathers lifetime,1 Feb., 1327; defeatedthe Scots at HalidonHill, 1333. In 1339 he assumed the style of King of France and England, and Lord ofIreland, and quartered the arms of France inthe first quarter; gained a great naval victoryover the French off Sluys, 1340, and won t
The royal lineage of our noble and gentle familiesTogether with their paternal ancestry .. . The Descent of George Raymond, of Dublin, Barrister-at-Law, from the Blood Royal of England. DWARD III., King ofEngland, Earl of Ches-ter, 1320, Duke of Aqui-taine, Count of Ponthieuand Montreuil, 1325 ;crowned at Westminsterin his fathers lifetime,1 Feb., 1327; defeatedthe Scots at HalidonHill, 1333. In 1339 he assumed the style of King of France and England, and Lord ofIreland, and quartered the arms of France inthe first quarter; gained a great naval victoryover the French off Sluys, 1340, and won thecelebrated battle of Cressy, 26 Aug., 1346; 17Oct. following, the Scots were defeated atNeville Cross, and King David II. takenprisoner to London, where he remained nearly11 years. Instituted the order of the Garter,1349. His son, the Black Prince, defeatedthe French at the battle of Poictiers, 19 Sept.,1 356and brought King John prisoner to Lon [639] don, where he remained nearly five years (forfurther particulars, see Royal Lineage, FostersPeerage). The King died at Sheen, Surrey, 21
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